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verb
To regain power (by indigenous people) after having been under colonial rule by another country, typically with the adoption of some of the culture of the former colonizers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To be introduced into an ecosystem through natural processes, as opposed to deliberate introduction by people.
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History
From self- + colonize.
